老年瘙痒症的中医治疗进展

The Development of Chinese Medicine in Treating Pruritus for the Aged

通过对老年瘙痒症定义、病机、辨证论治、中成药、中医外治、药浴熏蒸法、联合疗法、其他疗法、日常护理等几个方面的综述,表明中医在本病治疗中发挥了临床针对性强、方法多样、副作用小且有效的特点,也阐明了中医药在治疗过程中存在的不足。

Through the overview of such aspects of pruritus in the aged as definition, pathogenesis, treatment based on syndrome differentiation, patent medicines, external treatment by Chinese medicine, the Chinese herb fumigation and steaming therapy, the combination therapy, other therapy as well as daily nursing, with strong pertinence, various ways and less side effects, Chinese medicine is effective in treating pruritus. But there exists certain defects in the process of treatment by Chinese medicine.